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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +34619693930 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: agro yacom <agroyacom@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:26:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: WINNING CONFIRMATION/PRIZE CLAIM REQUIREMENTS


ATTN:Wilda Wolfmacher

WINNING CONFIRMATION/PRIZE CLAIM REQUIREMENTS

We acknowledge the receipt of your mail over your winning notification
from the ROYAL SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY and also responding to confirm
your winning in the said e-mail annual promotional programme were your
e-mail address was luckily selected at random by model computer ballot
machine in this year promotion.

However,we as the fudiciary claim agent in this promotion is to process
and also effect the transfer of your winning funds to your nominated
account or to you in the mode of payment choosen by you as the true and
bonafide winner in this promotion.

Furthermore,we request you forward to us the required information from
you before the processing of your winning can be actualized,below are
the required information;

1:Prove of your identity(Scan copy of your international passpsort or
drivers license or any international acceptable prove of identity).

2:Telephone and fax number

3.Residential address.

Upon receipt and confrmation of this information which shall be duely
verified,thereafter we shall forward you the legalization/processing
form upon which your winning will be process and transferred to you.

Once again thanks for your cooperation anticipating your earlier complaints
to enable management expedite action.

Yours Faithfully
Dr.RICHARD ANTONIO
(Foreign/Remittance Department).
Tel: +34-619-693-930




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